Jalin Turner not worried about Renato Moicano’s toughness

LAS VEGAS – Jalin Turner wanted to snap out of a tough patch a couple of months in the past, and he did so with authority.

After a pair of heartbreaking back-to-back break up determination losses to Mateusz Gamrot and Dan Hooker in 2023 – his first skid in additional than seven years and an finish to 5 straight UFC finishes – Turner knocked out Bobby Inexperienced for a $50,000 bonus.

Saturday on the prelims at Las Vegas’ T-Cell Area for the monumental UFC 300 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) prelims, Turner (14-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has one other robust ask on his fingers: Renato Moicano (18-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC).

However as a result of Turner was within the cage with Hooker for one in every of his break up determination setbacks, he stated he is aware of robust opponents – and thinks that can have him greater than ready for Moicano.

“I’m fairly certain there’s different those who I’ve fought which have the identical accolades. I don’t understand how sturdy he’s,” Turner stated at Wednesday’s media day. “Dan Hooker was positively the hardest fighter I’ve ever fought in my life. I don’t know if Moicano is that sturdy. I received’t know till I combat him. However body-wise, (Moicano’s) fashion is sort of just like Dan just a little bit, however not as well-versed within the hanging, I’d say. We’ll see.”

You’ll be able to watch Turner’s full media day session within the video above.

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